New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-18
HO1EL-KEBPERS COMBINING.
. sr.rE- ORGANIZATION TO BE FORMED.

ov rurpsnAy A ria CONVENTION WILL BE HELD
AT sARAroGA-THE NEED OF PROTECTION
The hotel men OF New-York State have oe'erh'"'u
IN organize and for that purpose VIII meet IN con
- :. c.rofoca nm Thursday That such step
mo-, bean taken before in the Empire State Is some
r., surnrsine when II is considered thai iowa,
| Illnois Maine, Michigan and Massachusetts AL nave
sucb protective associations But now that ,he MAJ
tor has been set afot all concerned are rosoVen W
carry IL out In tho most thorough manner, and inc
GOO or more motel who will go Into session on
Thursday as a convention will adjourn on Friday or
saturday as the New-York State Hotel Association
thoroughly equipped and armed capable for tho 40
fence of the great interests which they represent o
W. D. Garrison, of the Grand Union Hotel TINS cy'
who is the secretary of the Now York CITY hotea AS
sociaton the credit Of starting the movcm'n az any
rate in q way calculated to produce lasting results,
is due and no has been sby seconded and helped bys
The Hotel Register which has been constantly COM
mending the project to- tho attention of Its readers
since first mooted by Mr. Garrison In juno ADDRESS
ing the hotel men Of tho State Mr.. Garrison says
@The hour has arrived when It becomes our bounden
duty to put ourselves in shape for united action ana
selfdefence. At every session Of the Legislature
bills arc introduced which directly affect our interests
as hotel men, and 1t seems TO mo that the aim or In
tent of such bills often PROSTATE and lnjure
our branch the great Industries Of this, tho Empire
State, as to make 10 business to be avoided No ono
In our business be ashamed of the hotel record
for the past twenty five years. To most Of us 1t has
boon a constant study who best serve Now let
us see who best agree. We surely, with our
thirty hundred hotels In this State ought TO btN
able TO association stronger than all those al
ready existing elsewhere AT least let us make the
A. L. Ashman of the Sinclair House, whose name
appears among those under the "call for meeting
talked to TRIBUNE reporter yesterday the sub
iect He said "There is a great desire for the for
nation of association among many OF the country
betel keepers. We all liable to be imposed upon
Ia
of town-at Albany syracuse Buffalo and such places
for there is ss OF who 60 sr9e the
houses, and so and against them mutual protee-
@ bs all Of %s when state laws Affecting
interests passed over our heads For instance,
man may have new fire escape and he may have
the Legislature and signed compelling us to 60 to vast
expenditure and even to tear our houses to pieces 10
that In New York City We have the bcst fire depart
have houses regularly Inspected. Moreover In the
city We have adopted the plan of having Waterman
on tho alert for smoke gas, any indications Of
fire. The larger houses have two, and the patrol Is
at the minute. Now, just consider with all this that
most ridiculous rope law which has got Into effect.
ei butt Fl e an po
using 1t would drop right into vat or some place 10
mt get out o FOR ysS p s and s
| right In the middle Of the buildings 1t would be a
good idea to have sign In every room po9 use
which shows the necessity for State organization
among hotel Again there is a kind OF social
side to It, <or there will probably be meeting every
year at Saratoga where the hotel men Of the State
can get acquainted talk over matters get new ideas
| and improve the whole status Of the business"
" How do you propose 10 secure thorough prOtec-
ton against pretended comme ciSi tIavcllcrs"f was
| asked.
"wen."M Mr. Asbn.an replied. "thc hotel keeper who
has imposed VIII inform the secretary that he
has suffered from the visit Of so and So. Tho
| tsry will send ont a warning to all members of the
association describing the said so ard -o.' and his
methods. AMI they win know how TO look out for
him. This system Is already In force In the NewYork
City ASS citation. and 1t Is successful that any one
attempting fraud imposition is almost invariably
RUIZ dsGn."
The convention will assemble at O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon In the ball Of the Grand Union Hotel,
| the Of when has been kindly granted by J. VI.
Otter Special facilities provided for those who
will attend H. Many Of the hotels offer accommo-
dations at reduced rates AMI delegates will receive
excursion tickets tho various railroads at half
| fare. From this city hotel aud their friends
may travel by special train for their exclusive use,
which will go from the Grand Central Station by tho
Hudson River road Tho Grand Union at Saratoga
will be the hotel headquarters where delegates Will
/ get proper credentials anil information. II is re.
quested q matter Of convenience that all report
there early possible. No effort has been spared
by the promoters Of the movement and only a largo
representative attendance and unanimous action are
i needed compcta